garnisoun

Middle English

Alternative forms

• garnesoun, garnesown, garnison, garnyson, garnysoun

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French garnison, from Old French garnison, from garnir, guarnir (“to protect, provision”); equivalent to garnysshen +‎ -isoun and a doublet of warnisoun. Compare garnement.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡarniˈzuːn/, /ˈɡarnizun/

Noun

garnisoun (plural garnisouns) (chiefly Late Middle English)

1. A garrison (troops stationed at a military post)
2. A fort; a fortified military post.
3. (figuratively, rare) Defence, security.

Descendants

• English: garnison (obsolete)

References

• “garnisǒun, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.